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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-06

PyRsoNAL.-Gen. G. w. C.Lee is visiting
his br, ,ther, Gen. w. II. F. Lee, at Ravens
,,ortb. % Fairfax county. Gen. Lee has
ner,iaIIv recovered from his recent illness
Mr.. James p. Cooper, the representative
oflhe Enclish bondholders who has been in
the State for some time past, sailed from
New York today for Liverpool.
Rev. H. T. Sharp is making a visit to his
mother in Norfolk.
Mr. John Furlong, OF Westmoreland coun'
is. is on a visit to friends in this city.
Miss Clara Mcclure, of Richmond, who is
visiting Miss Fannie Mason, on Queen street,
will leave in a few days to visit friends III
Clarke county.
Miss Lilly Poor, one of Baltimore's most
popular and fascinating young ladies, who
has been visiting Miss Rose Hoof, on Prince
street, left for her home this morning much
to the regret of her numerous friends and
admirers.
Miss Nina Post, who has been visiting Dr.
Kinney Johns, has gone to the Adirondacks'
Miss Kate Stuart left yesterday for Green
bgier White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
Misses Clara and Fannie Davis are spend,
a.ca few weeks visiting their aunt, Mrs
Bowers, near Midland, Va.
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regularly will please report such failures 10 VniS
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LOCAL NEWS.

~ Those who leave the city during tine sum
mer can have the GAZETTE mailed to thcin IoI
any length OF time, and tho address CHANGED rs
often as desired. The subscription price Is 90 CTS.
per month, or at that rate for a greater or less
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PROPOSALS.
OFFICE ALEXANDRIA GAS WORKS,
" Rooms Nos. 8 and 5 Market Building

Alexandria. Va, August 8, 8
PROPOSALS.-Sealed proposals will be received
by the Committee on Light until August 18th for
REMOVING THE CHIMNEY at the Alexandria
Gas Works. Bids will be received for tearing
down the chimney, tho party doing the work to
state what amount will be allowed for old brick
and bids will also be received for tearing down
chimney and removing same to any part of tho
yard. the bricks to belong TO Gas Works.
BY order OF tho Committee:
aug5 I'd WM. H. HANTZMOr, supt.
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T
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,
Lexington, Va.
The 49th session of this well.known State In
~stitution will open on the 9Th of September prox-
imo. 1t provides a system of thorough military
training, a distinctive academic course of instruc-
ton and technical instruction in the several
branches of applied science which enables a grad.
uate in the academic school to attain to a profes.
sional degree as Bachelor of Science or Civil Eng.
ineer.
These advantages are secured on terms not OK
ceeding $50 per month, including clothing in ad-
dition to the ordinary collegiate necessaries. For
Catalogue apply to
Gen. FRANCIS Il. SMITH,
ivo3 wtsepSsat Superintendent.
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STEAMER PILOT BOY

FOR GLYMONT.
Two excursion trips daily (rain CT sjE~A
shine) where boating, bathing and.s&s@:s.lss
fishing can be enjoyed. Music and dancing on
boat aud grounds.
Week Days-Steamer leaves Reeds wharf at
1870 and $50 p. m. Returning, arrives home at
$50 and 1880 p. IN. Saturday evening trips at
$50, returning home at 4 and IL p. m.
25 cents ROUND TRIP. ........25 cents
Family ~Days-Every Saturday at 1870 a. m.
Returning home at B p. N.
10 cents........ ROUND cents
Meals servedoI boat.
For charters, &c, apply to
iy23 I'm SOP Pa. ave., Washington, D.. c.
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EXCURSIONS
Special Saturday Evening Excursion
NORFOLK, FORT MONROE,
VIRGINIA BEACH, OCEAN VIEW,
PINEY POINT and

PINEY POINT and
CORNFIELD HARBOR.
Palace steamer GEORGE LEARY, SATURDAY,
Aug. G., 6 u. IN, from Prince street wharf.
Returning, leave Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company's wharf (only so feet from Virginia
Beach Railroad depot) upon arrival of the train
from the Beach, and from the Boston wharf at
4:3O p. M. Sunday, arriving in Alexandria at
To Norfolk and return, $3.50; to Fort Monroe
and return, $3.50; to Virginia Beach and return,
including dinner at Beach, 1925 to Ocean View
and return, including dinner at hotel, 1928 to
Fort Monroe and return, including breakfast ana
dinner at Hygeis Hotel, $3.50.
For other Information apply to
PHILIP 8. HOOE,
ir15 &c Agent. Prince street wharf.
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Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets" are
perfect preventives of constipation. In
closed 10 glass bottles, always fresh. By sl
druggists.
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A SUPPOSED MURDER IN LoUDoUN Co.
c,,ored girl named Ida Brookins, living
in Loudoun county, about four miles north
81 Hickory Grove, murdered her little broth
~. aaed about seven years, by crushing has
head aith u stone, on Tuesday. The girl,
VINO Is about sixteen years old, had been
I,tt in charge, with her brother, while the
fe t of the family were absent gathering
snmac. Upon their return, missing the boy,
-,u@ouiries were made of Ida, who told them
No had gone out to follow those who were
Gathering sumac but traces of blood upon
III, floor and blood upon the girls dress ex-
cited suspicion. aud q search was made, re-
cutting in the finding of the child's body
secreted in the bushes near the house. She
ws4 arrested aud sent to jail.
The Leesburg WaShiagtonian gives the
following account Of the affair About noon
ON "Wednesday Coroner Fl. O.. Clagett was
notified by telephone from Aide, of the sup.
posed murder of g negro boy by his sister,
lila Whaley, near Mt. Hope Church on
Tuesday. Owing to his inability to get
tleye'aud hold an inquest that day, and not
10 detain the proper examination during
this hot weather, he requested Justice Smith
to act in his place. He did so, and from the
evidence before him committed the accused
girl to Jail for the action of the grand Jury.
The hoy seemed to have been killed by being
beat on the head with a stone. The girl
lived with Mr.. Thornton Safer, and took her
brother out walking in the fields and woods.
Returning without him. search was made
and the child found, with its head crushed
Is stated.
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EEST OF LETTERS.

The following is a list of the letters remaining IN
the Alexandria, Va, postofice August g..
Persons calling for letters will please say they are
advertised. 80, -
Advertised letters, not called for within thirty
DAYS. will ha sent to tho dead letter office.
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uaySi Will DO SeII W III uO"u Sp
Adams, Mrs Thishcr Lovelace, MISS dwlnetls
Rrady. Miss Alice Mcintosh, John c
B-own. James Fl Mckinney, Charles
Boyer, Thomas McGuire.
Conway, Miss Ann Matter, John
Crump. Miss Edia Mason, Mrs VD
Clements. Mrs Jane Morgan, Mrs J S
Co,yin. Miss Mamie Moore, Miss Ida NJ
Ellis. ToWanda Morris, Mrs Sarah
Essex. Wilson Neck, Capt
Gibson, Mrs o Norton.
Green, MIS- Lue Ouid, Lancaster
Green, Mrs Mary Parrlth, MISS Ie.cs.ia
Grigsby, George Potter, MISS harfie'
Griffith, Mrs Price, +
Hansen, Miss Josephine Reid, VIM
Heocman- George Riley, Mrs Mollie
Hunter, Mrs Margaret Ridley, MIS- JosePh
Jamison. Mrs Maggie Robinson, THOMAS
Jackson, Mrs Minta Ryner, MISS Lucy
Jackson, Louise Z 5isson, MISS ~
Jackson Ella smith, hlrs 80
Iohnson Miss Harriet Thornton, G
Jones, Miss mary e Iompklns' Mralb
Kohlcrt, Albert Taylor. MIs Elhoh
Kern, Jas ward, MISE
Kidwcll, Charles Walker. Everett
Eidwell, Mrs Ann Z Watkins, MISS jennie
Issc. Miss Fannie Webster, DE
i0"i'' MISS W. W. HERBERT. P. NJ.
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WANTS

WANTED by q well-known publishing com.
w pany the services of 8 capable, reliable BUS
MESS MAN. Not wanted to sell books. Address
aup5 3t r TURNER, The Plains. Va
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cu,ncu SERVICES. &c. To MORROW

CHURCH SERVICES, &c, To MORROW
Christ Mmch.-No service.
81. PauI'S Murch.-Services at II a. m.
By Rev. J. G. Koon.
Grace Murch.-Services nj II a: m: ~
Mr.. W. w. Parker and at s p. m. BY Rev
IS 81. Mays @rch.-Mass at 7 and 10 a.
m. aud sermon, by Rev. Father ohane
and Vespers at Z p. M.
Frs: Presbyterian Narch.-No service.
Second Presbyterian Church.-services at
II a. IN. and S p. m. by Rev. A. A. Little,
BAPTIST Church.-Services at IL a. III. and
Sp. 10. by Rev. 1. NJ. Mercer.
PrimitiUc Baptist Church.-Preachiug at
1la IA by Elder VIM. NJ. Smoot.
Trinity Meth. EDis. Oarch.-services at
II y. m. and s p. M. by Rev. II. p. Bishop.
Meth. EDis. Church, .South.-Services st
lla. m. By Rev. IL. Smithson.
Meth. Prot. Church.-Seryices at IL a.. m.
and S y. IN. by Rev. s. ]. Smith.
Gfrmaa Lutheran Ghurch.-Services at IL
an. by Rev. j. 4. Schwoy.
Young Meu'S Christian AsSOcidti0a.-pray-
or meeting at the rooms at 4:30 p. m. Aims
Iiouse at 80 p. III. and jail AZ , p. &c.
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AGRAVE MIsTAKE.-Yesterday evening,
after Mr.. James Breen. who lives on the
corner of Gibbon and Patrick streets, had
returned home, he went TO a cupboard IN
which we're two bottles-one containing
chloroform aud the other whiskey-and
taking up The one he supposed was filled
with The latter liquid put it to his mouth
and drank some OF the contents before he
discovered he had taken hold of the bottle
containing chloroform. Upon realizing the
mistake, he proceeded at cnce to DR.. Kip
STEMS ollice. where remedies were prompt
Is administered, which, however, apparent
~ failed of,heir purpose, as Mr.. Breen con-
:inucd to grow drosy, Notwithstanding he
~ss walked and every expedient resolted
% in order to counteract the stupor which
~, luallv STEELE over him. Other physicians
were summoned, and after some time
the suh sger began to resume his normal
condition. snd to day the effects of the
aaesthe;ic ha.; completely worn of. The
serious mistake Loade by Mr.. Breen gave
rise to a report tSat he had attempted TO
commit suicide. though he says nothing
WAS farther from his thoughts at Inc Time.
Police REpoRr.-Last night was clear
and warm. with TWO prisoners at the station
house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases:
Peter Howard, colored, arrested by OH;
Ger Jones, for disorderly conduct, was tined
800.
Agnes Piper, colored, arrested by Officer
Price, for disorderly conduct, was dis
charged.
Celia jackson, arrested by Officer Jones'
for disorderly conduct, was fined 81.
George Robey, a white boy, arrested oy
Officer Bronncr, for riding on the cars whica
were being shifted on Uuion street, was
faed 81.
Dan Corhin, cclored, arrested by Officer
Henry, charged with obtaining q lot OF wa
ieFme!ous under false %pretenses from q col
cred man in Maryland. ives held.
sVICIDE-El!s jordan, q thirteen year.
od colored girl, VINO lived With her mother,
gu Wilkes street, near the ;&n yard ditch,
last night took laudanum with suicidal in
lent, and died soon afterwards from the
elects of the drug, The girl. it appears,
mad yesterday evening been whipped by
ler mother, who threatened also to send
hs to q reform school if she did not mend
her refractory ways. The girl, after hei
whipping, became sullen and respondent
80 much SO that she determined to end hel
lie. Suicides are generally rare happen
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EDUCATIONAL
EPISCOPAL FEMALE INSTITUTE,
Va

WINCHESTER, va.
The 14th annual session will open september
14th, 1887. In location, buildings, equipment,
course of study, teachers and general advantages,
equal to the very best schools in Virginia, yet
terms moderate. Send for Catalogue.
a. MAGILL SMITH, MA. UNIV. Va,
Principal
Successor to Rev. ]. C. Wheat. ID. jy1s twin
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WANTED TO RENT-A FARM, either in Ma
w ryland or Virginia, already stocked, to work
on shares. Can give all tho reference needed.
Five working hands in family. Address "FARM-
Err $40 north Capitol street. Washington, D. C..
aup4 I'm
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-19
FACTS AND HEARSAYS.

The House Committee on Commerce
will have a special meeting this morning
to consider the Eads ship railway canal
bill
The House Appropriations Committee
will recommend an appropriation of S4,-
663 104 to meet the Mexican pension
claims.
Postmaster General Villas, with his
family. left for Fort Monroe yesterday
morning, where he will spend two or
three days.
The Senate has passed the bill to au-
thorize the recognition in the courts of
the District of executors appointed in
other States.
The House Appropriations Committee
have accepted the Senate amendment 10
the sundry civil bill authorizing additional
elevators for the Senate and House.
The House Postofiice Committee have
non-concurred in the Senate's amend
ment to the postoffice appropriation bill,
giving S5O0000 to subsidize South and
Central American mail ships.
Samuel n. Aldrich of Boston, who has
been nominated as Assistant Treasurer at
the sub-treasury in that city, is a lawyer,
and has been member of the State SEN
ate. He ran for Congress in the Seventh
district as a Democrat, and was defeated
by William A. Russell.
1t is understood that the Senate Com
mittee on Printing have decided to report
adversely on the nomination of Public
Printer Benedict. The committee, con-
sisting of Senators MandersOn, Hawley,
and German, having divided, politically,
on this matter, Senators Manderson and
Hawley opposing and Senator German
fayoring Mr.. Benedict's confirmation.
At the Naval Committee meeting yes
terday Mr.. Wise offered an amendment
to the joint resolution, proposing to tenn
porarily increase the number of assistant
engineers in the United States Navy, by
authorizing the President to appoint GER
tain cadet engineers as such assistant en-
gineers A favorable report was ordered
on the bill to regulate the pay Of grad
yates of the Naval Academy. a minority
report will also be made.
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uoDeiess Case.

In a certain city in Connecticut there lived
a very small boy with a liberal share OF small
"original sins" 1t is charged that one day he
was playing in front of the house and over
heard some street gamn using slang expires
sions profusely Mamma, mamma, what's
q gone suckerl7 Now, mamma did not in
the least know but as her son had been dis
chewing her that morning she took the ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to point good
moral a gone sucker, my sonf Why, 1t
means naughty little boy who doesn't mind
his mother" That night, as Johnnie was
saying his prayers, the full measure OF his sin
seemed TO occur to him with awful slgnlfi-
canoe, and stopping short the usual petition
he cried out in the abandonment Of his re-
morse, 30 Lord I'm a gone suckeri"-Har'
per's Monthly.
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The Flood I'm south Chicago.

CHICAGO, February 1S.-The inhabi-
tants of South Chicago and their hopes
for diminution of the flood which the
bright weather of Wednesday promised,
were dampened by yesterdays rain, and
it is feared considerable damage will be
done should the water rise much higher.
The streets and sidewalks in the northern
part of the town are invisible, and the
cellars completely filled with water. The
river was several inches higher than on
Wednesday, and was still rising last
night.
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The Doctors Fec.

Not far from Bradford, England, al old
couple lived on their farm. The good man
had been i'll for some time when the practi-
TONER who attended him advised that ply
sician should be summoned from Bradford for
a consultation. The doctor came, looked into
the case, gave his opinion, and descending
from the sick room to the kitchen, was there
accosted by the woman with: "Well doctor,
what's your charger MY fee is guinea.
"a guinea-doctor! A guineal And If ye
come again will be another guineaP "Yes.
"A guinea, doctor HeckI" The old woman
rose, went up stairs to her husbands bedroom,
and the doctor, who waited below, heard her
say: "He charges guinea. And II he comes
again, it'll be another guinea. Now what do
YOU sayln The feeble voice Of the sick man
was lost on the doctor, but there was 10 mis-
taking the energetic tones of his wife as she
answered: IF | were ye I'd say no, like q
Britoner, and I'd die first. boston Pilot.
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Estimated receipts Of hogs, $500
NEW YORK.
REVIEW.

The wheat market is gradually gaining
strength. Opening was stronger at SUc. May
on stronger markets and light receipts, and
ruled rather dull around this price for some
time Declined TO 794, but reacted to sOt !.
Al this point bears offered in large blocks
and sold market down to 79l, but around
this price good buyers picked up all the wheat
for sale and market again reached to 80.
Late in the session heavy export buying
in New York caused a bulge to S0s closing
strong at SOs If receipts do not pick up or
export demand become lighter, the market
must sell higher.
Corn dull and steady. We think very
weak. however, as market did not sympa-
thize with advance in provisions or wheat;
Provisions opened steady and huctuated
widely. closing near top, after sustaining
good advance. Original bolders are still very
strong on the market, and looks like it will
90 higher.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
"Their Voice is Still for War"

VIENNA, February 1S.-A semi official
letter from st. Petersburg represents that
Russia is waiting for the Franco-German
conflict. which she considers inevitable,
TO realize her own Balkan projects.
While making no compact with France,
Russia would consider it to be to her own
interest not to allow Germany to be vic
torious in the struggle between those
countries 1t is supposed that this inten-
ton on the part of Russia explains the
dallying in the negotiations for settle
ment of the Bulgarian question now be-
inc carried on in COnstantinOple
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The Man Whom Unger Killed.

New YORK, February 1S.-Before the
proceedings had commenced to-day in the
trial of Captain Unger for the murder of
August Bohle, the prisoners counsel, the
District Attorney and his assistant, and
Judge Barrett had d whispered consulta-
ton together. Counsellor Howe was
telling them the substance of the state
ment of Sigel, Brooklyn butcher, who
was mutual friend of Unger and Bohle.
He says that Bohle told him that he
killed man in Germany before coming
to America. Judge Barrett would not
permit the defense to put this in evil
dence
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Disconnected Street-Railway Employees

CHICAGO, February lS.-At a meeting
of the Street Railway Employees Asso-
citation last night a committee was ap'
pointed to wait on the officers of the
Chicago Passenger Railway Company
and demand a readjustment of wages,
which the company has already refused.
The committee was instructed to give the
company until pm. Monday for final
reply. Should the answer be unfayora-
BILE, it is assumed that tie-up will at
once follow The company employs
about a thousand men.
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war he threw his
w h ole influence
against the extern
sion Of slavery and
in favor Of free
labor. Gen. Ere
mont has written
"Memoirs Of My
Life" and Bedford,
Clark & Co. have
Just issued the first
volume Of it. In
this splendidly il
lustrated and most
entertaining book
we find the events
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magazines, is the
daughter Of the
famous Col. Ben
ton, whose sta'u
in [. Louis bears
OH its pedestal the
prophetic word :
which Fremont en-
abled him 10 make
true. There is the
cast; there is the
road 10 India.
Among the por-
traits i'm Fremont S
book and here re-
produced. is one of
frl,,,,,oe T.me,.-op
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New Trial Granted.

DANvILLE, VA, February 1s.-ln the
Corporation Court to-day Judge Black
well, after long and exhaustive argu-
ment and full review of the evidence in
the case, set aside the verdict and granted
new trial to John Gwynn, who was
found guilty Monday last of the murder
of J. Lucius Motley on the morning OF
Sentember IA 1885.
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of his busy career narrated with the charm
of ease and simplicity.
Gen Fremont is known as the great
American pathfinder as well as dlstln-
guished soldier When quite young he went
70 the South American coast as teacher on
board a United States slOop of war Re
turning he went as an assistant engineer OF
the United States Typographical corps Tor a
projected railway from Charleston to Cm-
cinnati, and later under the same commander
made q military reconnaissance OF the
Cherokee country in North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Georgia He says "The acci-
dent of this employment curiously began
a period Of years of like work for
me among similar scenes Here found
the path which | was destined to walk.
Through many of the years to come the occu-
patton of my prime of life was to be among
Indians and in waste places" But 1t was III
exploring the Rocky mountains to examine
the South Pass, and the unknown region be-
tween the Rocky mountains and the Pacific
ocean that he earned the name of the great
pathfinder. His book describes the regions
traversed as they then We're, when to cross the
Rocky mountains meant a long experience IN
hunger thirst. hardship, danger and possible
death. His narratives of these expeditions
cover broad regions of country and half cent
urv of time. Millions Of people now occupy
the ground where he then encountered only
wild animals and Wild men. Out of these expe-
ditions came the seizure Of California III 1916
His third exploring party was merged III a
battalion which did its part in wrestling Cali
fornia from Mexico.
Gen Fremont's wife. Jessie Benton Fre-
mont. well known as a contributor to literary
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Murdered and Mutilated.

MARQUETTE, Mich, February 1S.-
Wednesday night Mss. r. p. Price, re-
spectacle old ladv, was brutally murdered
at Pound, Wis, lIst across the line, by a
brute who chopped and mutilated her
body. The object was robbery. Her
husband was away The murder was wit
messed by little girl. The man is now
in Jail, but refuses to give his name.
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Cbjeapo's Crooked Board.

CHICAGO, February 1S.-The develop
ments in the Doodle sensation in the
County Board yesterday presage an
earthquake shortly. 1t is believed that
the County Commissioners and others OF
the board will be criminally held.
They number thirteen.
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Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, February lS.-Indications
for Virginia for the next twenty,four
hours, commencing at 8 pm. Rain;
lower temperature; southwesterly winds,
shifting to northwesterly.
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SILVER SPRINGS, MD, February 49,
The stable, carriage house, carriage and
harness, wagon shed, ice house, corn
house, and about 80 barrels corn, two
fine carriage horses and three farm
horses, belonging to A. Bowie Davis, be-
tween Brookville and Sunshine, were
burned this morning. Cause Of fire un-
known
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-19

WASHINGTON, February 1S.-The first
person to receive the benefit of the Mexi-
can pension law was "Cerro Gordo" Will
lams of Kentucky. General Williams
filed his application in this city Wednes-
day and received his certificate yester-
day.
General Williams is ex-United States
Senator from Kentucky.